The Sabbath: A Divine Invitation to Rest and Worship
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "The Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath." [23:13]
2. "He alone has the power to forgive sins. He alone has power to heal the sin-wounded heart. He alone has the power to give eternal life. That's what the Sabbath is about. And not only this day, but that the rest of our lives might be holy as well." [38:08]
3. "The Sabbath was made for humans, not the vice versa. One day a week, our Lord, the Lord our God, calls us to come together and worship him. In his holy house. To come and receive the most precious gift of all, our Lord Jesus Christ in his body and blood." [34:56]
4. "We give God an hour on Sunday morning to come and be in his presence. And from that we receive something wonderful. Not warm feelings always. Maybe not an entertaining sermon as though we were attending the gladiatorial battles of ancient Rome. Do I not entertain you? We receive the word. Jesus Christ our Lord." [36:23]
5. "The essence of the Sabbath, that God's people might set aside their labors for the week, and that they might come together, come and be nourished at his holy table among his people." [29:35]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Every so often, when someone wants to ask me a gotcha question, a litmus question, they'll ask me, Do you believe in the six-day creation? And I always answer, no. Which causes more than a few mouths to go slack. No, you see, we don't believe in a six-day creation. We believe in a seven-day creation. For the Sabbath is part of God's creative work." [24:12]
2. "We had done no work at all. We had no need of rest. God rests on the seventh day, and he hallows it, so that that seventh day might be holy for all of creation." [26:30]
3. "Remember what Luther said of the third commandment. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. He said in his small catechism that we are to fear and love God so that we neither despise God's word or the preaching of it, but rather that we gladly, that we gladly come to the services of God's house to receive it." [28:16]
4. "There's a very subtle connection between the Sabbath and our practices around stewardship. You'll notice, for example, that stewardship, we often speak of the tithe, that we are to give 10% of our earnings, 10% of our harvest, right off the top. Not 10% of what's left over, but 10% right off of the top of the harvest." [30:20]
5. "So before you say, well, the pastor wants me to come to church, realize we are still nowhere near the biblical definition of a tithe. And notice our offertory prayer. We give thanks to God for what he has first given us, ourselves, our tithe, and only at the end, the least of them, our money. So before you get mad at me for asking for 50 more cents from you, realize I really want your time. We really want you." [34:16]
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1. "The Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath." [23:13]
2. "He alone has the power to forgive sins. He alone has power to heal the sin-wounded heart. He alone has the power to give eternal life. That's what the Sabbath is about. And not only this day, but that the rest of our lives might be holy as well." [38:08]
3. "The Sabbath was made for humans, not the vice versa. One day a week, our Lord, the Lord our God, calls us to come together and worship him. In his holy house. To come and receive the most precious gift of all, our Lord Jesus Christ in his body and blood." [34:56]
4. "We give God an hour on Sunday morning to come and be in his presence. And from that we receive something wonderful. Not warm feelings always. Maybe not an entertaining sermon as though we were attending the gladiatorial battles of ancient Rome. Do I not entertain you? We receive the word. Jesus Christ our Lord." [36:23]
5. "The essence of the Sabbath, that God's people might set aside their labors for the week, and that they might come together, come and be nourished at his holy table among his people." [29:35]
### Quotes for Members
1. "Every so often, when someone wants to ask me a gotcha question, a litmus question, they'll ask me, Do you believe in the six-day creation? And I always answer, no. Which causes more than a few mouths to go slack. No, you see, we don't believe in a six-day creation. We believe in a seven-day creation. For the Sabbath is part of God's creative work." [24:12]
2. "We had done no work at all. We had no need of rest. God rests on the seventh day, and he hallows it, so that that seventh day might be holy for all of creation." [26:30]
3. "Remember what Luther said of the third commandment. Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. He said in his small catechism that we are to fear and love God so that we neither despise God's word or the preaching of it, but rather that we gladly, that we gladly come to the services of God's house to receive it." [28:16]
4. "There's a very subtle connection between the Sabbath and our practices around stewardship. You'll notice, for example, that stewardship, we often speak of the tithe, that we are to give 10% of our earnings, 10% of our harvest, right off the top. Not 10% of what's left over, but 10% right off of the top of the harvest." [30:20]
5. "So before you say, well, the pastor wants me to come to church, realize we are still nowhere near the biblical definition of a tithe. And notice our offertory prayer. We give thanks to God for what he has first given us, ourselves, our tithe, and only at the end, the least of them, our money. So before you get mad at me for asking for 50 more cents from you, realize I really want your time. We really want you." [34:16]
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